Peter Avritch

US Patent:

8032751, Oct 4, 2011

Filed:

Dec 7, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/632655

Inventors:

Peter S. Avritch - Oak Park CA, US
Bruce M. Clay - Moorpark CA, US
James R. Du Molin - Tiburon CA, US

Assignee:

First Information Systems, LLC - Tiburon CA

International Classification:

H04L 9/32
G06F 15/167

US Classification:

713170, 713176, 709203

Abstract:

A method is provided to handle an electronic mail message such that the receiver of the e-mail message can verify the integrity of the message. A request is provided from a sender's side to a service. The request includes information regarding the e-mail message. The service processes at least a portion of the request to generate a result. For example, the service may encrypt the portion of the request, according to a public/private key encryption scheme, to generate a digital signature as the result. The service provides the result to the sender's side. At the sender's side, the result is incorporated into the e-mail message and the result-incorporated message is transmitted via an e-mail system. At the receiver's side, the result-incorporated e-mail message is processed to assess the integrity of the received e-mail message.

US Patent:

20050188020, Aug 25, 2005

Filed:

Dec 30, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/749911

Inventors:

Peter Avritch - Oak Park CA, US
Bruce Clay - Moorpark CA, US
James Du Molin - Tiburon CA, US

Assignee:

First Information Systems, LLC - Tiburon CA

International Classification:

G06F015/16

US Classification:

709206000

Abstract:

A method is provided to handle an electronic mail message such that the receiver of the e-mail message can verify the integrity of the message. A request is provided from a sender's side to a service. The request includes information regarding the e-mail message. The service processes at least a portion of the request to generate a result. For example, the service may encrypt the portion of the request, according to a public/private key encryption scheme, to generate a digital signature as the result. The service provides the result to the sender's side. At the sender's side, the result is incorporated into the e-mail message and the result-incorporated message is transmitted via an e-mail system. At the receiver's side, the result-incorporated e-mail message is processed to assess the integrity of the received e-mail message.

US Patent:

20070143407, Jun 21, 2007

Filed:

Dec 28, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/596864

Inventors:

Peter Avritch - Oak Park CA, US
Bruce Clay - Moorpark CA, US
James Du Molin - Tiburon CA, US

Assignee:

First Information Systems, LLC - Tiburon CA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709206000

Abstract:

A method is provided to handle an electronic mail message such that the receiver of the e-mail message can verify the integrity of the message. A request is provided from a sender's side to a service. The request includes information regarding the e-mail message. The service processes at least a portion of the request to generate a result. For example, the service may encrypt the portion of the request, according to a public/private key encryption scheme, to generate a digital signature as the result. The service provides the result to the sender's side. At the sender's side, the result is incorporated into the e-mail message and the result-incorporated message is transmitted via an e-mail system. At the receiver's side, the result-incorporated e-mail message is processed to assess the integrity of the received e-mail message.